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Photograph - John Duncan Brownlee and friends, Yarra River, The Artorium, 1920s
... recreation - yarra river (kew)...) punting recreation - yarra river (kew) james beament the artorium ...This mounted and framed photograph of a group of friends punting on the River Yarra has a number of historic and artistic associations. The photograph is primarily important as an informal photograph of the Australian baritone John Donald Mackenzie Brownlee (1900-1969), whose international career at the world's major opera houses from 1927 until his retirement in 1958 included singing at Melba's Covent Garden farewell in 1926, to recordings in the 1930s of a major series of Mozart operas in Glyndebourne Festival productions, conducted by Fritz Busch. Brownlee, born in Geelong, won the gold medal as champion vocalist at the South Street competitions in Ballarat in 1921. Moving to Paris in 1923 he began study with the French baritone, Dinh Gilly, making his operatic debut at the Trianon Lyrique in Montmartre in 1926. The most significant periods of his operatic career were with the Paris Opera from 1927 to 1936, and at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937 to 1957. After his move to Paris in 1923, he is recorded as revisiting Australia in 1928 as a member of the Melba-Williamson Company, and 24 years later in 1952. The photograph of Brownlee and the Gardners in a punt on the Yarra, while putatively dated to 1925, must be from earlier in the 1920s before his move to Paris, or later during the Melba-Williamson Company season. Before his move to Paris in 1923, Brownlee had lived in Belmont Avenue, Kew, where he must have developed a friendship with the Gardners. The photograph has additional artistic significance as it was produced at 'The Artorium', James Beament's design studio next to the Hawthorn Town Hall at 362 Burwood Road. With a home at 33 Uvadale Road (designed by Eric Nicholls, who managed the architectural practice of Walter Burley and Marion Mahony Grifffin from 1924 to 1932), Beament painted a number of significant murals for the Griffin practice, including those at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne.A photograph of recreational activities on the River Yarra. The photograph is historically significant as a professionally produced photograph of the Australian operatic baritone John Brownlee, either before his move to Paris in 1923, or in 1928 during the Melba-Williamson Company operatic tour of Australia. The photograph has additional aesthetic significance as it was produced in James Beament's Hawthorn Studio - The Artorium - at 362 Burwood Road, next to the Hawthorn Town Hall.Framed photograph of John Duncan Brownlee, the Australian tenor, with Enid Gardner and friend in a punt on the Yarra River. Brownlee was born in Geelong but before his move to Paris in 1923, he lived for a period in Belmont Avenue, Kew. Three labels on reverse. 1. "John Duncan Brownlee, Operatic Star, originally of Geelong later resident of Kew at Belmont Av, on the pole. Also in the punt - Edith Gardner a friend. The Gardners lived on the east corner of Edgevale Rd. & Cotham. Approx. 1925." 2. "This picture is the property of Kew Historical Society 1/4/79". 3. Tel. Hawthorn 842 THE ARTORIUM ...."john brownlee (tenor), punting, recreation - yarra river (kew), james beament, the artorium -- 362 burwood road -- hawthorn (vic.) -
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Postcard, Macauleys' Boat Shed on the River Yarra at Kew, 1907-1915
... recreation - yarra river - kew (vic)... (vic) recreation - yarra river - kew (vic) "KH-393. Macauley's ...The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.The item forms part of the Laurie Bennett collection of thirty-six postcards and photographs of Kew and early Melbourne, donated to the Kew Historical Society in 1980. The postcards in the Bennett collection, like other images in the Society's holdings date from the 1890s to the present and comprehensively indicate points-of-view or scenes considered historically, aesthetically or socially significant in the period in which they were produced.Monochrome photo postcard of Macauleys' Boat Shed in Kew and its position on the Yarra at the end of Molesworth Street."KH-393. Macauley's Boat Shed, Kew. Lower Molesworth St, Donated by L. Bennett"boat sheds - kew (vic), river yarra - kew (vic), macaulay's boat shed - kew (vic), recreation - yarra river - kew (vic) -
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Postcard, Macauleys' Boat House, Kew, c.1900
... recreation - yarra river - kew (vic)... recreation - yarra river - kew (vic) yarra river - kew (vic ...The Kew Historical Society's Pictures Collection is comprised of photographs, postcards and original works of art. The postcards include original (mainly) images dating from the 1900s to the present. A number of postcards, some of which have numerous variants, were published as parts of series. Others are original images customised as postcards. Many of the postcards in the collection depict places within the suburbs of Kew and Kew East. Others depict locations in Victoria or internationally.View of two women and two children in a canoe at Macauleys' Boat Shed at the end of Molesworth Street, Kew. At the left of the image stands a man and his dog, presumably the manager of the boat shed. On the bak of the seat of one of the canoes is its name - sunbeam. Another item in the collection includes one of these name boards."Lower Molesworth Street, 1900. Home restored still standing 1980."postcards, recreation - yarra river - kew (vic), yarra river - kew (vic), macauley's boat house -- boat shed -
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Photograph - Mother and child at the Yarra River, Kew, 1950s
... -- Canoeing Yarra River -- Kew Reverse: "M Holmes" Print enlargement ...Canoeing on the River Yarra was a recreational traditional pastime for the people of Kew and Melbourne since settlement in the 1830s. Later in the century, canoes were frequently hired from boathouses.Print enlargement. Woman beside river holding a piece of string. Child swimming in Yarra. Canoe in distance beside bank with passengers.Reverse: "M Holmes"recreation -- canoeing, yarra river -- kew -
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Photograph, J F C Farquhar, The Yarra in Hyde Park, 1891
At the beginning of the 1890s, the Kew businessman and Town Councillor, Henry Kellett, commissioned J.F.C. Farquhar to photograph scenes of Kew. These scenes included panoramas as well as pastoral scenes. The resulting set of twelve photographs was assembled in an album, Kew Where We Live, from which customers could select images for purchase.The preamble to the album describes that the photographs used the ‘argentic bromide’ process, now more commonly known as the gelatine silver process. This form of dry plate photography allowed for the negatives to be kept for weeks before processing, hence its value in landscape photography. The resulting images were considered to be finely grained and everlasting. Evidence of the success of Henry Kellett’s venture can be seen today, in that some of the photographs are held in national collections.It is believed that the Kew Historical Society’s copy of the Kellett album is unique and that the photographs in the book were the first copies taken from the original plates. It is the first and most important series of images produced about Kew. The individual images have proved essential in identifying buildings and places of heritage value in the district.Hyde Park is now a small recreation reserve bordered by Willsmere and Kilby Roads and White Avenue. In 1982, Hyde Park was cut off from the Yarra River by the construction of the Eastern Freeway. The building of the latter was to transform the natural landscape, including the Yarra, as well as Hyde Park. The construction of the Freeway makes it difficult to view the scene with the photographer’s eye. Today’s Hyde Park is located on land purchased in 1847 by John Cowell, and in 1851 Catherine Cowell, yet the scene selected by the photographer may well have been located on farmland owned by the Wills family. Farquhar’s point-of-view emphasises both the pastoral and recreational elements of the scene: the grazing cows, three boys, and in the distance two figures, seated on the bank with a parasol. By 1891, an environmental consequence of human activity, including farming, was deforestation, leading to the erosion of the south bank of the Yarra. In contrast, the land on the Alphington side of the river in 1891 included remnant bushland.The Yarra in Hyde Parkkew illustrated, kew where we live, photographic books, henry kellett, yarra river -
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Journal, Kewriosity : February 1992
Kew Youth Arts Festival: 1992 [Two weeks of culture & entertainment; Photo competition; writing competition] / p1. Chief Executive's Comment [Proposal for old library area below Municipal Offices to be leased to Australia Post as a distribution centre] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2. Mayor's Comment [Kew's Old Post Office] / Cr Daryl Oldaker p3. Kew Citizen of the Year Award Australia Day 1992 [Graeme Lindsay] / p3. Diary Dates for February/March [1992] / p4. Community Directory / p4. Free sausage sizzle breakfast at the Kew Recreation Centre / p5. Spare Time? [volunteering at Kew Cottages] / p5. Kew Garden Club [photo Yvonne Knight, Alex McKay] / p5. Urban design guidelines for Lower Yarra River / p6. Nursing Mothers' Association / p6. Kew Community House - 6 Derby Street / p6. New parking signs / p7. Adult literacy [Swinburne College of TAFE Access Education Department] / p7. National Trust's Guide to Renovating Inter-War houses /p8. Row boat for disabled [Rotary Club of Kew] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionKew Youth Arts Festival: 1992 [Two weeks of culture & entertainment; Photo competition; writing competition] / p1. Chief Executive's Comment [Proposal for old library area below Municipal Offices to be leased to Australia Post as a distribution centre] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2. Mayor's Comment [Kew's Old Post Office] / Cr Daryl Oldaker p3. Kew Citizen of the Year Award Australia Day 1992 [Graeme Lindsay] / p3. Diary Dates for February/March [1992] / p4. Community Directory / p4. Free sausage sizzle breakfast at the Kew Recreation Centre / p5. Spare Time? [volunteering at Kew Cottages] / p5. Kew Garden Club [photo Yvonne Knight, Alex McKay] / p5. Urban design guidelines for Lower Yarra River / p6. Nursing Mothers' Association / p6. Kew Community House - 6 Derby Street / p6. New parking signs / p7. Adult literacy [Swinburne College of TAFE Access Education Department] / p7. National Trust's Guide to Renovating Inter-War houses /p8. Row boat for disabled [Rotary Club of Kew] / p8.publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
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Journal, Kewriosity : April 1990
Rates reminder / p1. The greening of Kew / p1. Dates for April / p2. Dog fees due / p2. Streetscaping plan / p3. Commentary / Cr Michael Montalto / p3 Residential policies review / p3 . Community bus / p3. High Street parking changes / p3. [Easter] Holiday Program / p4. Library corner / p4. Notices [Anniversary fete] / p4. The view from the dome [Sacred Heart Church] / p4. Car control course for young drivers / p4. Singles talk / p4. Anzac Day / p5. Office [development] Policy launched / p5. Federal Minister in firing line [Family Day Care programs] / p5. Possums playgroup / p5. World focus on literacy this year / p6. Credit card debt a nightmare / p6. Garden weddings fee [Alexandra Gardens] / p6. Siena [College] is 50 / p6. Painting for Kew Library [Studley Park Conservation Society, Louise Folleta - 'Yarra River at Studley Park'] / p7. One year on for women's club [Kew Ladies Probus Club] / p7. In Brief / p7. Council strengthens YMCA links [Kew Recreation Centre] / p7. Neighbourhood Watch / p8. Traffic Management update / p8. Consumer matters / p8. Back care seminar / p8. Introducing the "Fact Pack" [Youth Services] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionRates reminder / p1. The greening of Kew / p1. Dates for April / p2. Dog fees due / p2. Streetscaping plan / p3. Commentary / Cr Michael Montalto / p3 Residential policies review / p3 . Community bus / p3. High Street parking changes / p3. [Easter] Holiday Program / p4. Library corner / p4. Notices [Anniversary fete] / p4. The view from the dome [Sacred Heart Church] / p4. Car control course for young drivers / p4. Singles talk / p4. Anzac Day / p5. Office [development] Policy launched / p5. Federal Minister in firing line [Family Day Care programs] / p5. Possums playgroup / p5. World focus on literacy this year / p6. Credit card debt a nightmare / p6. Garden weddings fee [Alexandra Gardens] / p6. Siena [College] is 50 / p6. Painting for Kew Library [Studley Park Conservation Society, Louise Folleta - 'Yarra River at Studley Park'] / p7. One year on for women's club [Kew Ladies Probus Club] / p7. In Brief / p7. Council strengthens YMCA links [Kew Recreation Centre] / p7. Neighbourhood Watch / p8. Traffic Management update / p8. Consumer matters / p8. Back care seminar / p8. Introducing the "Fact Pack" [Youth Services] / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
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Photograph - Children on a diving platform on the Yarra at Kew, 1940s
The River Yarra was a traditional place of recreation for children and adults in Kew. Often swimming in the Yarra was made from platforms attached to the bank such as this one.Original black and white photograph. Group of five children in bathing costumes on a rudimentary diving board attached to the bank of the River Yarra.Reverse: "M Holmes"river yarra, recreation --- swimming -
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Photograph - Picnic beside the Yarra at Kew, 1938
Rowing on the River Yarra was a recreational traditional pastime for the people of Kew and Melbourne since settlement in the 1830s. Later in the century, boats were frequently hired from boathouses.Three people beside the Yarra. Teenage girl (?) pulling a row boat towards the shore. Photo taken from boat. Sparse riverside vegetation. Reverse: "Jan 38"river yarra, recreation -- rowing -
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Photograph - Canoeing at Macauley's Boathouse, 1950s
Macauley's boat sheds (aka Kew Boatsheds) was located on the river at the western end of Molesworth Street, Kew.Black and white enlargement. Two children pictured in a canoe at Macauley's Boathouse on the River Yarra at Studley Park.Reverse: "Macauley's Boatsheds / M Holmes"boathouses -- river yarra, boathouses -- kew, macauley's boat shed, recreation -- canoeing -
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Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, On the Yarra, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'On the Yarra' with a man paddling a canoe. Another canoe is in the background. "On the Yarra"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing -
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Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Through the rapids, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Through the rapids' with two men and a boy in the first canoe travelling through rapids with another canoe following from which the photograph is taken. "Through the rapids"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing -
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Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Yarra near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Near Burke Road' with two young men in a canoe on a still section of the Yarra. "Near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.) -
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Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Yarra near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Near Burke Road' with three men and a dog in a canoe on a still section of the Yarra. "Near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.) -
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Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Camp site near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley Park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Camp site near Burke Road' with four canoes on the river bank with members beside them. "Camp site near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.), kew -
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Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Camp site near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley Park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Camp site near Burke Road' with members around a fire at a campsite."Camp site near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.), kew -
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Album - Victorian Canoe Club : Album 2, 1931-5
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities in the early years of the twentieth century.Part of an unbound old album, containing photographs of members of the Victorian Canoe Club undertaking a series of trips to the lower and upper Yarra as well as to regional Victoria. All but one of the photographs in the album were labelled by the owner in white ink. The individual photographs in this album are also posted on Victorian Collections separately, typically under the label of the photo in the album. E.g "Salvaging wrecked canoe". Descriptive titles in the album include (sometimes referring to two photos): Xmas 1930, Leaving Studley Park / Breakfast on wharf after camping on lower Yarra / repacking / Old Cerberus / Shooting the rapids, Warrandyte / [Untitled] / Pound Bend tunnel (2) / Old mine / Salvaging wrecked canoe / Mallacoota trip / Gippsland LakesNil apart from individual photo labelsvictorian canoe club, river yarra, kew, warrandyte, upper yarra, lower yarra, cerberus, mallacoota, recreation -- canoeing -
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Print, View on the Yarra Near Dights Falls, Nineteenth Century
The original book plate reflects the colonial use of the River Yarra fro both recreation and industry.View on the Yarra Near Dights Falls. Reproduction of a book plate from an original wood engravingg, showing men and boys on the banks of the River Yarra. The activities represented include logging and fishing. Annotation on reverse: [Original] "Caption: View on the Yarra Near Dights Falls."yarra river, dights falls -
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Postcard, Yarra Towards Fairfield, 1905-1914
... . postcards - kew (vic) river yarra - kew (vic) sport and recreation ...The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.Monochrome postcard showing two men in a rowboat on the River Yarra at Kew in the area of Macaulay's Boat Shed.Handwritten later annotations: "Reg No KH-384. Yarra towards Fairfield. Macaulay's Boat House, Kew"postcards - kew (vic), river yarra - kew (vic), sport and recreation - kew (vic), recreation - kew (vic), boat sheds - kew (vic) -
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Postcard, Yarra Falls, The Yarra at Studley Park, 1920-1950
The Yarra River was a major subject for the producers of postcards in Melbourne. This dual image postcard shows images of the Yarra in two locations. Studley Park in Kew was a major location for recreation activities by the people of Melbourne.Image of the Yarra at Sudley Park shows remnant vegetation preserved on the banks of the Yarra in this part of Kew.Monochrome postcard with two images of the Yarra River, the lower image showing the Yarra at Studley Park. The reverse has a handwritten birthday greeting from Eileen to her mother Mrs Clark. Original postage stamp has been removed and slight tearing in top right corner. Two ink stamps KEW HISTORICAL SOCIETY have been added."Mrs Clark, Harp Road, East Kew / Wishing Mother a very happy Birthday and many returns / from Eileen"yarra falls, dual image postcards, yarra river -- studley park -- melbourne (vic.), monochrome postcards -
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Photograph, Floods in North Kew, 1971
Living with natural processes was frequently a challenge to early European settlers and later residents of what was in the 1850s administered by the Borondara Road Board. This was compounded by the area being bounded on three sides by rivers (Yarra River, Koonung Creek and Gardiner's Creek). In 1849, the historian James Bonwick recorded that "our district [Kew] suffered considerably. Mr Wade speaks of 80 acres, out of 100 acres of his cultivated paddock, covered by water." Newspapers continued to describe major flooding in Kew in 1863, 1869, 1878, 1880, 1889, 1891, 1916 and 1934. While the construction of the Upper Yarra dam in 1957 reduced the levels of flowing downstream, local and riverine floods continue.The Kew Historical Society's pictures and map collections testify to the impact of flooding in the district. They have historical importance in documenting the extent of flooding in the district and its affects on homes, services and recreation. Numerous photographs record flooding throughout the Twentieth Century.Floods in North Kew, 1971. Looking northeast towards Kilby Road from River Avenue. Annotation on reverse: map and date "8 Nov. 71 10.30am".floods (kew), yarra river, kew flood, kilby road flood -
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Photograph, Flooding at Chipperfield's Boathouse, 1934
Living with natural processes was frequently a challenge to early European settlers and later residents of what was in the 1850s administered by the Borondara Road Board. This was compounded by the area being bounded on three sides by rivers (Yarra River, Koonung Creek and Gardiner's Creek). In 1849, the historian James Bonwick recorded that "our district [Kew] suffered considerably. Mr Wade speaks of 80 acres, out of 100 acres of his cultivated paddock, covered by water." Newspapers continued to describe major flooding in Kew in 1863, 1869, 1878, 1880, 1889, 1891, 1916 and 1934. While the construction of the Upper Yarra dam in 1957 reduced the levels of flowing downstream, local and riverine floods continue.The Kew Historical Society's pictures and map collections testify to the impact of flooding in the district. They have historical importance in documenting the extent of flooding in the district and its affects on homes, services and recreation. Numerous photographs record flooding throughout the Twentieth Century.Floods in North Kew, 1934. Chipperfield's Boathouse and the adding Moorings was located beside the Yarra River near the corner of Willsmere and Kilby Roads. The flood reached the roof of the Moorings, which can be seen in the photo.floods (kew), floods (kew) 1934, yarra river -
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Photograph, Floods in North Kew, 1934
Living with natural processes was frequently a challenge to early European settlers and later residents of what was in the 1850s administered by the Borondara Road Board. This was compounded by the area being bounded on three sides by rivers (Yarra River, Koonung Creek and Gardiner's Creek). In 1849, the historian James Bonwick recorded that "our district [Kew] suffered considerably. Mr Wade speaks of 80 acres, out of 100 acres of his cultivated paddock, covered by water." Newspapers continued to describe major flooding in Kew in 1863, 1869, 1878, 1880, 1889, 1891, 1916 and 1934. While the construction of the Upper Yarra dam in 1957 reduced the levels of flowing downstream, local and riverine floods continue.The Kew Historical Society's pictures and map collections testify to the impact of flooding in the district. They have historical importance in documenting the extent of flooding in the district and its affects on homes, services and recreation. Numerous photographs record flooding throughout the Twentieth Century.Floods in North Kew, 1934. Unidentified location on the Yarra Flood Plain at Kew.floods (kew) 1934, yarra river -
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Photograph, Floods in North Kew, 1934
Living with natural processes was frequently a challenge to early European settlers and later residents of what was in the 1850s administered by the Borondara Road Board. This was compounded by the area being bounded on three sides by rivers (Yarra River, Koonung Creek and Gardiner's Creek). In 1849, the historian James Bonwick recorded that "our district [Kew] suffered considerably. Mr Wade speaks of 80 acres, out of 100 acres of his cultivated paddock, covered by water." Newspapers continued to describe major flooding in Kew in 1863, 1869, 1878, 1880, 1889, 1891, 1916 and 1934. While the construction of the Upper Yarra dam in 1957 reduced the levels of flowing downstream, local and riverine floods continue.The Kew Historical Society's pictures and map collections testify to the impact of flooding in the district. They have historical importance in documenting the extent of flooding in the district and its affects on homes, services and recreation. Numerous photographs record flooding throughout the Twentieth Century.Floods in North Kew, 1934. Chipperfield's Boat House under flood.floods (kew) 1934, yarra river, chipperfield's boat house -
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Photograph, Floods in North Kew, 1934
Living with natural processes was frequently a challenge to early European settlers and later residents of what was in the 1850s administered by the Borondara Road Board. This was compounded by the area being bounded on three sides by rivers (Yarra River, Koonung Creek and Gardiner's Creek). In 1849, the historian James Bonwick recorded that "our district [Kew] suffered considerably. Mr Wade speaks of 80 acres, out of 100 acres of his cultivated paddock, covered by water." Newspapers continued to describe major flooding in Kew in 1863, 1869, 1878, 1880, 1889, 1891, 1916 and 1934. While the construction of the Upper Yarra dam in 1957 reduced the levels of flowing downstream, local and riverine floods continue.The Kew Historical Society's pictures and map collections testify to the impact of flooding in the district. They have historical importance in documenting the extent of flooding in the district and its affects on homes, services and recreation. Numerous photographs record flooding throughout the Twentieth Century.Floods in North Kew, 1934. Flood near the lagoon (Billabong?)floods (kew) 1934, yarra river -
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Photograph, Chipperfield's Boat House & Floating Pontoon, 1934
Living with natural processes was frequently a challenge to early European settlers and later residents of what was in the 1850s administered by the Borondara Road Board. This was compounded by the area being bounded on three sides by rivers (Yarra River, Koonung Creek and Gardiner's Creek). In 1849, the historian James Bonwick recorded that "our district [Kew] suffered considerably. Mr Wade speaks of 80 acres, out of 100 acres of his cultivated paddock, covered by water." Newspapers continued to describe major flooding in Kew in 1863, 1869, 1878, 1880, 1889, 1891, 1916 and 1934. While the construction of the Upper Yarra dam in 1957 reduced the levels of flowing downstream, local and riverine floods continue. A number of boat houses operated on both sides of the River Yarra at Kew. Chipperfield's Boat House was located on the Yarra near the corner of Kilby and Willsmere Roads.The Kew Historical Society's pictures and map collections testify to the impact of flooding in the district. They have historical importance in documenting the extent of flooding in the district and its affects on homes, services and recreation. Numerous photographs record flooding throughout the Twentieth Century.Floating pontoon at Chipperfield's Boat House where the canoes were stored, taken in 1934, presumably before the 1934 Flood. This area of the Yarra was shallow with a number of mid river sandbanks and a popular swimming area for locals.yarra river, chipperfield's boathouse, pontoon -
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Programme, Kew Canoe Carnival, 1939
... . kew canoe carnivals recreation -- river yarra christian ...An item from an outstanding and diverse photographic collection, assembled by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew.10-page souvenir programme for the Kew Canoe Carnival to be held at Yarra Bend National Park on Saturday February 18th, 1939. Proceeds were designed to assist the Victorian Society for Crippled Children. Front cover shows photograph taken at the previous year's carnival. The site of the carnival shown on an internal map was upriver from Macauley's boat house. Photograph on back cover shows canoeists at Kew Boat Sheds, 45 Molesworth Street.kew canoe carnivals, recreation -- river yarra, christian-washfold collection -
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Flyer, A beautiful trip on the Upper Yarra on the motor boat 'Minerva', 1930s
An item of ephemera relating to tourism and recreation on the Yarra River in Melbourne in the first half of the twentieth century.An item from a large collection assembled by the Christian and Washfold families of Kew, including photographs, postcards, and ephemera. Many of the items in the Christian-Washfold Collection relate to the Yarra River and its use as as a recreational resource. Numerous items in the collection are historically important in that they are rare and often unique records of vanished locations or past recreational activities.Flyer for a ‘beautiful trip on the Upper Yarra on the motor boat ‘Minerva’. The proprietor is named as E. Burn. There is a picture of the Minerva with passengers on the front and an advertisement for Woodrow’s Hats on the reverse. christian-washfold collection, river yarra -- recreation, yarra -- boat trips, motor boat -- minerva -
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Flyer, Deep Rock Swimming and Lifesaving Club, Monster Patriotic Swimming Carnival and Art Union, 1918
An item of ephemera relating to tourism and recreation on the Yarra River in Melbourne in the first half of the twentieth century.An item from a large collection assembled by the Christian and Washfold families of Kew, including photographs, postcards, and ephemera. Many of the items in the Christian-Washfold Collection relate to the Yarra River and its use as as a recreational resource. Numerous items in the collection are historically important in that they are rare and often unique records of vanished locations or past recreational activities.Advertisement or ticket to a Monster Swimming Carnival to be held by the Deep Rock Swimming and Lifesaving Club in Fairfield at the bottom of Roseneath Street on Saturday 23rd March 1918 at 2 p.m.christian-washfold collection, river yarra -- recreation, yarra - swimming carnivals, deep rock pool -
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Newspaper - Article, The Upper Yarra: boat traffic endangered, 1918-20
An item of ephemera relating to tourism and recreation on the Yarra River in Melbourne in the first half of the twentieth century.An item from a large collection assembled by the Christian and Washfold families of Kew, including photographs, postcards, and ephemera. Many of the items in the Christian-Washfold Collection relate to the Yarra River and its use as as a recreational resource. Numerous items in the collection are historically important in that they are rare and often unique records of vanished locations or past recreational activities.Article describing the effects of the partial collapse of the weir at Dight’s Falls and its impact on water levels between Kew, Fairfield, and Heidelberg. The article is undated however as it describes Cr Harry Tompkins as Mayor of Kew it must date to the years 1918-20.christian-washfold collection, river yarra -- recreation, dight's falls